Collaborating
Dallas CFO Community
Collaborating Detroit's CIO community
November 14th, 2024
CONNECT . ENGAGE . INNOVATE
Hannah Murphy
Tech Correspondent at Financial Times
Successful CFOs empower themselves with the knowledge and experience of their community. Moderated by Tech Correspondent at Financial Times; Hannah Murphy, CFOMeet Dallas collaborate Dallas area Financial leaders with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and industries to connect the dots between innovation, efficiency, and collaboration.
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Join us over an epicurean lunch as we discuss, debate, and challenge the current directions within the Office of the CFO.
The CFO ThrivePoint
A peer group of Leaders, Visionaries, and Game Changers who have shaped this collaboration.
​Mark Dendle
CFO
Valtir
Darin Patrizi
CFO
​Summit Electric Supply
Mohit Punj
CFO
InfoVision
Juan Liem
CFO
Great Oaks
Brent Zuercher
CFO
Tetra Pak
Stan Weil
CFO
Huntleigh USA
AGENDA
8.00 am - 9.15 am
Registration & Open Networking
Grab coffee and breakfast with peers and fuel yourself for a day of thought leading discussions
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9.25 am - 10.10 am
CFO Panel
What is the Future of the Office of the CFO? Looking through their crystal ball our panelists will predict the challenges ahead and forecast strategies that incubate inclusive creativity, bring innovation, and shape the Future of the Enterprise.
10.30 am - 11.10 am
CFO Collaborate
Collaboration is at the heart of growth. Join us in a collaborative exploration of the present state of the Office of the CFO, as we discuss, debate, and explore strategies that can allow Today's Finance leaders to streamline finance, mitigate Risk, ease staffing, and harness technology for accurate and compliant reporting.
11.30 am - 12.30 pm
CFO Engage
A successful leader is one that empowers themselves with lesson, knowledge, experience of a community. Engage with peers and partners in our Lounge and expand your community
1.30 pm - 2.10 pm
David & Goliath Panel
Best-learned lessons come from experience. Leading CFOs from diverse backgrounds and industries will compare and contrast their challenges and share their best learned lessons of successes and failures stories
2.55 pm - 3.00 pm
Award Ceremony
We will recognize the Visionaries and the Collaborators of today's discussions.
9.15 am - 9.25 am
Setting the Tone
Moderator will introduce the visionaries and game changers that have helped shaped today's collaboration.​
10.10 am - 10.30 am
Redefining Finance Team Success in the Era of AI
In an age where AI is literally reshaping how we all work, Finance and Accounting teams stand at a strategic inflection point; not just to automate, but to radically reimagine how their organizations execute the financial close. Clean data and optimized close processes are one thing - but AI is sparking a core re-imagining of how we foundationally close our books and create accurate financial reports. Meanwhile, can it turn the Office of Finance into a front-line business enabler through data stewardship, predictive insights, and adaptable governance?
11.10 am - 11.30 am
CFO Insights
An opportunity to reflect and relate​
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12.30 pm - 1.30 pm
Leaders Lunch
Let's collaborate with peers and partners over an epicurean lunch as we explore multi-entity data consolidation, shifting cost drivers, balancing incentives with profitability, and renegotiating supplier contracts across regions.​
2.10 pm - 2.55 pm
CFO Lounge
More than a cocktail reception these are the connections that add light to daily decisions made. Conversations with peers and visionaries behind latest technologies
